Railway draft-rigging.



No. 877,943. PATENTED PEBQA, 1908. c. J. NASH.

RAILWAY DRAFT RIGGING.

APPLIUATION FILED JULY 15.1907.

2 SHEETSSHBET 1.

91 0 0 .Q q e sea:

PATENTED FEB. 4, 1908.

0. J. NASH. RAILWAY DRAFT RIGGING.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 15. 1907- 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

Ina r:

iGN-GR TO W. H. Ml'lEEP COMPANY, 01' GHIGAGO, .ATJ'ON Oi" ILLMVTHBKGING.

iatented Feb. 3:, 1908.

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a mi wperl b83621 1 '7 i G the tie plateextending between the "050ml; Ll ,2 upright flangegin llgs f f of the. inner 2' En l V X N F andresting upon the horizontal part members f j thereof, 5h same beingsecured in place by rivals g.

H are th movable bottom guides for .w rs 11.: same being Secured in i31% boll 7i and la: is the bet-5mm lllCll ends between the side- 01 stopings D I), the same having oulders embracing the )9 castings D D. The 3are secured in piiice by 1 claim 1. In a tender draft rigging, himcou'ibiimtisn wifili film center sills and draft-riggingsiaieq laius mstop matings, of two pair of 0pposing plates inlvrposmilfifikk'flilitllfl center sills and side plates or stop matings, andbin-mg ctMlil ion :uul shuri, ivgi: m' nmmbors mid an intcrpnxmihorizontal 1m aim, the long mvmbm' 0i 0m 2 plzilm 'litliiig against ml Ithe minim sill, and the long member of the be other Z plate fitting:t-ugzainst/ he stop casting and. i'ivvts ('OIlIlC-i'iiil both E plateswith. the (P-HWY sill :1 Al both plalw with ti: stop sasi'ingsunsmntiaily as fl'wuiiiml.

' iimiderii' figi'ug, lili? uomhiiilithe center Hills, 0 1 two pair of01:

miter rivals extend through the posing 2 plates secured thereto and sideright plates or stop casting secured to said 2 'plates, substantially asspecifie 3. In a tender draft rigging, the combine tion with the centersills, of two pair of oposing Z plates secured thereto, side plates orstop castings secured to said Z plates and a tie late extending betweenthe short up egs of the two inner Z plates and secured to the horizontalmembers thereof,

,. substantially as specified.

4. In a tender draft rigging, the combination with the center sills andside plates or -s to castings, of opposing 2 plates between eac centersill and the adjacent stop cast-.

ling, the inner 2 plate having a short "upwardly projecting leg abovethe stop casting riveted to the center sill and the outer Z plate havinga short downwardly projecting eg or member riveted to the stop casting,substantially as specified. v

v.5. In a draft rigging, the combination with the center sillof a stopcasting, and a bent plate interposed between and secured to both asspecified I Witnesses: j

' PEARL ABRAMs,

H: M. MUNDAY.

the center sill and stop casting, substantially 25.

CHARLES J IN'ASH. 9

